https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of Argentina's tax authority demanded Monday that HSBC bring back $3.5 billion (€3.2 billion) in assets claiming the Swiss branch of the London-based bank helped Argentinian clients move offshore to dodge tax. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150309/argentina-seeks-billions-from-hsbc-over-tax-dodging Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:57:00 +0100 argentina-seeks-billions-from-hsbc-over-tax-dodging British bank HSBC, charged in connection with its Swiss branch with helping more than 4,000 Argentines commit tax evasion, will not be able to transfer Argentine funds abroad for 30 days, under a decision announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150113/argentina-blocks-transfer-of-hsbc-bank-funds Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:47:11 +0100 argentina-blocks-transfer-of-hsbc-bank-funds Argentina officials have detained a 19-year-old Swiss man after a skull was found in his luggage as he was preparing to board a plane to leave the country, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150112/swiss-teen-nabbed-in-argentina-with-stolen-skull Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:09:00 +0100 swiss-teen-nabbed-in-argentina-with-stolen-skull Authorities raided the Buenos Aires offices of British bank HSBC on Wednesday investigating alleged tax evasion involving more than 4,000 influential locals' Swiss accounts, a court source said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150108/argentina-stages-massive-raid-of-hsbc-offices Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:04:00 +0100 argentina-stages-massive-raid-of-hsbc-offices